Frank Serpico

Was Serpico an outsider? If so, how not why? Frank Serpico was not initially an outsider when he joined the NYPD. His drive to be a plain clothed officer however, distanced him from traditional uniformed officers. Many officers found Serpico’s methods and personality unusual and off putting. His free spirited nature even caused one officer to think he was gay. 2) If so, was he an outsider by choice? If not, why not? To some extent he was an outsider by choice. Being an under cover, plain clothed officer, his work kept him separate from others in his department. His appearance and independent and free spirited demeanor also alienated him from other officers. Once Serpico decided to do what was right, he became a pariah. 3) What was the main cause of the…

The Mayor was under pressure to investigate the NYPD for possible corruption after a few news articles were printed with details of the corruption within the department. The first article was written by a reporter named David Burnham with the article appearing in the New York Times. Mr. Burnham’s article was sourced by 2 NYPD officers, Frank Serpico and David Durk that had previously tried to report the corruption to supervisors with no results. Serpico and Durk became frustrated with the…

The Knapp Commission was started in the 1970’s after Frank Serpico in the New York City Police Department had enough of the police corruption and abuse of authority over the community. Frank Serpico is known as the whistleblower that began the investigation into police corruption in the New York Cities Police Department's so called finest. The police officers back then were doing everything that they were trained to look for in order to make an arrest. “The Knapp Commission’s report…

The Knapp Commission was invented to investigate the alleged police corruption at the New York City Police Department. The Knapp Commission got its start when police officer Frank Serpico and a Sergeant David Durk, publicly talked about the corruption at the New York City Police Department. When the Knapp Commission got started there was five members on the panel that was first formed in April of 1970. The five members on the panel were Whitman Knapp, Arnold Bauman, Franklin Thomas, Cyrus Vance,…

The concert that I will be critiquing is the late Amy Winehouse, Live at Shepherds Bush Empire in London, England. On May 29th 2007, solo artist, Amy Winehouse performed along with her backing band, a soul group called The Dap-Kings. I chose to view this concert because Amy is my all-time favorite jazz/ soul singer. Amy performed songs from her masterpiece album "Back To Black" and a few songs from her debut album, "Frank". The Dap-Kings, male only band, consists of Dale Davis on the bass, Zalon…

Alfred the Great, the famous Saxon King during the late 800s is the main character in G.K. Chesterton’s The Ballad of the White Horse. History tells us that Alfred is the one responsible for protecting England’s Christian religion from Danish pagans in England. Alfred lost much of his authoritative power as a result of the successful attacks from Danish tribes. Reacting quickly, Alfred constructs an army by asking three of his closest friends, better known as chiefs, to each assemble an…

Charlemagne reformed Europe for the better. He was a real force in the European empire; his people idolized him during his reign. He really innovated the empire. Charlemagne united the Germanic tribes because he forced them to convert to Christian (R) (P), he had a good relationship with foreign dignitaries (P). Finally, he created a one rule set.(P) (S) Charlemagne forced the Avars to accept Baptism. For example the document shows,”Charlemagne's armies would force the Avars to accept…

Charlemagne is considered as “the father of Europe.” During the years that Charlemagne ruled, he made many contributions for the future of medieval Europe. “Charlemagne was a determined and decisive man, intelligent and inquisitive. A fierce warrior, he was also a wise patron of learning and a resolute statesman.” (Spielvogel 215). Although Charlemagne corrupted the system of government to where we would maintain power, Charlemagne made many contributions for the success of medieval Europe. The…

After he would conquer a region, he would require the defeated Saxons to convert to Christianity, and be baptised. When the war finally ended, the terms Charlemagne laid out for and accepted by the Saxons included, “...namely that they would reject the worship of demons, abandon their ancestral [pagan] rites, take up the Christian faith and the sacraments of religion, and unite with the Franks in order to form a single…

Joan of Arc A simple, small farm girl made a great difference when possibly saving the French from the English command. She is an inspiration who would lead the French to many victories. This inspiration is knows as Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc a girl living in a small town had enormous dreams of forever fighting for her country. Joan wanted to show to the world that even if you didn’t know how to read, write, and have no background with the military you can still be able to do amazing things. Joan…